On these pages you will find the necessary information, guidance and forms in order to apply for short-term visas (up to 90 days) or work, residence and study permits of any duration. Please see the step-by-step guide for each main category of application, and also the useful additional themes and information.
20/02/2008 :: The Norwegian Embassy in Kiev receives applications and issues visas to citizens and residents of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova for travel to Norway. We also receive and process applications for work- and residence permits, including for study purposes, and forward them for decision by higher Norwegian authorities (Directorate of Immigration, UDI).
Contact details:
Royal Norwegian Embassy, vul. Striletska 15, 01901 Kiev
Telephone number: +380 44 590 04 70 (from 14.00 till 16.00). For connection with the visa section officer, please press "2" after the number.
Fax number: + 380 44 234 06 55
E-mail:
The Embassy in Kiev handles applications from citizens and residents of Ukraine, and to a certain extent also citizens and residents of Belarus and Moldova.
By agreement, the Embassy of France in Minsk is authorised to issue Schengen visas to Norway for citizens and residents of the Republic of Belarus:
Embassy of France, Ploshcha Svabody, 11, Minsk
Telephone number:
+ 375 17 210 28 68 (general info about visas)
+ 375 17 210 25 54 (for questions about visas)
Fax number:
+ 375 17 210 25 48
Web site: http://www.ambafrance-by.org/
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For in-depth information about Norwegian visas, immigration policy etc. please confer the web-pages of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). UDI has issued a set of fact sheets that will help you out.
The fact sheets are published in several languages and cover the following areas:
- visa
– gives the holder permission to travel to Norway and the Schengen area for up to three months
- work permit
– entitles the holder to work in Norway. Different rules apply to nationals of different countries and to with people with different occupations
- asylum
– a person may have a right to asylum in Norway if he or she has a well-founded fear of persecution in his or her country of origin
- settlement permit
– entitles the holder to live and work in Norway permanently.
- family reunification
- means that a family member living abroad is allowed to come to Norway to live with one or more family members who already live here or intend to live here permanently
- citizenship
– affiliation with a state with rights and responsibilities vis-à-vis that state
- residence permits for students
– a foreign national who wishes to study in Norway may be granted a residence permit for this purpose
In addition to a short introduction that explains who can apply for the permits, you will find answers to frequently asked questions and general information on what documents you need to submit with your application.
Click here for the fact sheets.
If you have any questions regarding the rules, you can contact the Norwegian embassy, or check UDI’s website: www.udi.no (see the top right-hand corner for different languages).